KSC181

KSC1815

Audio Frequency Amplifier &

High Frequency OSC
• Complement to KSA1015
• Collector-Base Voltage : VCBO= 50V

1 TO-92
1. Emitter 2. Collector 3. Base

NPN Epitaxial Silicon Transistor

Absolute Maximum Ratings Ta=25C unless otherwise noted
Symbol Parameter Value Units
VCBO Collector-Base Voltage 60 V
VCEO Collector-Emitter Voltage 50 V
VEBO Emitter-Base Voltage 5 V
IC Collector Current 150 mA
IB Base Current 50 mA
PC Collector Power Dissipation 400 mW
TJ Junction Temperature 125 C
TSTG Storage Temperature -55 ~ 150 C

Electrical Characteristics Ta=25C unless otherwise noted

Symbol Parameter Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Units
ICBO Collector Cut-off Current VCB=60V, IE=0 0.1 A
IEBO Emitter Cut-off Current VEB=5V, IC=0 0.1 A
hFE1 DC Current Gain VCE=6V, IC=2mA 70 700
hFE2 VCE=6V, IC=150mA 25
VCE (sat) Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage IC=100mA, IB=10mA 0.1 0.25 V
VBE (sat) Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage IC=100mA, IB=10mA 1.0 V
fT Current Gain Bandwidth Product VCE=10V, IC=1mA 80 MHz
Cob Output Capacitance VCB=10V, IE=0, f=1MHz 2.0 3.0 pF
NF Noise Figure VCE=6V, IC=0.1mA 1.0 1.0 dB
RS=10k, f=1Hz

hFE Classification
Classification O Y GR L
hFE1 70 ~ 140 120 ~ 240 200 ~ 400 350 ~ 700

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Typical Characteristics

100 100

VCE=6V
IB = 400A

80
IB = 350A

IB = 300A
10
IB = 250A
60

IC[mA], COLLECTOR
IC[mA], COLLECTOR

I = 200A
B

40 IB = 150A
1
I = 100A
B
20

IB = 50A

0.1
0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2
0 4 8 12 16 20

VCE[V], COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE VBE[V], BASE-EMITTER VOLTAGE

Figure 1. Static Characteristic Figure 2. Transfer Characteristic

10000
IC=10IB
VCE = 6V
VBE(sat), VCE(sat)[mV], SATURATION

VBE(sat)
1000 1000
hFE, DC CURRENT

100 VCE(sat)

10 10
1 10 100 1000 1 10 100 1000

IC[mA], COLLECTOR CURRENT IC[mA], COLLECTOR CURRENT

Figure 3. DC current Gain Figure 4. Base-Emitter Saturation

Voltage Collector-Emitter Saturation
Voltage

100 1000
VCE=6V
f=1MHz
IE=0

100
10
fT[MHz],

10

1
1 10 100 1000 0.1 1 10 100

VCB[V], COLLECTOR-BASE VOLTAGE IC[mA], COLLECTOR CURRENT

Figure 5. Output Capacitance Figure 6. Current Gain Bandwidth Product

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Package Dimensions

TO-92
+0.25
4. –0.15

4.58

0.46 0.10
14.47

1.27TYP 1.27TYP 0.38 +0.10

–0.05
[1.27 0.20] [1.27 0.20]

3.60 0.20
3.86M

(0.

(R2.29)
0.38 –
1.02

Dimensions in Millimeters

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